Archive for self defense

The Armed Citizen® September 28, 2011

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September 28, 2011

The Bill Drill

The Bill Drill is intended to improve speed and accuracy in self-defense shooting by teaching trigger control, sight tracking, recoil management and sight picture. There is some controversy as to who actually developed the Bill Drill, but it we’re pretty sure it was one of the Bills, as in Jordan, Rogers, or Wilson.

September 09, 2011

The Decision to Defend

Recently a neighbor asked my advice on purchasing a home-defense shotgun—his first gun in fact, and the first one he would shoot since the .22s of his Boy Scout days. Actually, he wanted me to accompany him to an upcoming local gun show, and if not for a sales meeting scheduled for that weekend, it would have been fascinating to hear a newcomer’s take on the gun show scene.

August 29, 2011

Bad Situation

In my blog on light discipline, a reader commented that advising someone to search with a light is wrong and unsafe, and in many situations he is right. However, I personally think that each person must make that decision for himself. I cannot tell someone exactly how to protect his or her family and home because I don’t have enough information about the person’s home or skill level. My job is to provide hints, strategies and training tips to make you think so you can survive a deadly encounter.

August 24, 2011

Prepared, Not Paranoid

We have received many, many comments on AmericanRifleman.org since implementing comments on article, blogs and videos. Some have been stimulating, some have been questionable and some have made us rethink ideas that we believed were clear.

August 16, 2011

Aggressive Mobs

With the current riots in England being featured nightly on the news, flash mobs are quickly becoming a real safety concern. It is even becoming an issue here with attacks at the Wisconsin State Fair last week, among other criminal acts committed by large groups of people.

August 11, 2011

The Armed Citizen® July 28, 2011

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July 28, 2011